OK, I'll start then:
One of the reasons for moving to Stortford all those years ago was for the excellent travel connections, the motorway, airport and rail.
Now KLM have pulled out...
I had to visit a factory in
Epinal, France, last month, and surprisingly, the best route was by train. I drove over the QEII bridge into Kent, immediately turning left on the new A2 flyover into
Ebbsfleet International Railway Station. As stations go, it was excellent - recommended - however, it is still early days. The security guys (tip: never joke with them - they can make your life very difficult) were exceedingly friendly, and helpful beyond the call of duty.
From Ebbsfleet, I got the Eurostar into Paris,
Gare du Nord (North Station) then had a 400m walk over to the Gare de l'Est (East station). At Gare de l'Est, they have cheaper public toilets downstairs at only 50 Euro cents - would have been better to go for free on the train!
Gare d l'Est is a terminal station for TGV, which was an allocated seat train running straight down to Epinal. Easy peasy! Slower than the plane, but people smile - even if they do talk funny! Everybody' was so friendly.
Both trains: eurostar & TGV, have power points (european style - need an adaptor) so if you want to use a laptop you can easily plug in - next time I'll specify a window seat so I can use them! Rear-facing & Centre of Carriage for least movement too!
Who needs Ryandon'tcAir or QeasyJet?
Environmentally better too. My colleague is returning but this time via eurostar St. Pancras - Report to follow
Ian
